COMMONWEALTH v. PETTY

No. 741 and 742 of 1980.

19 Pa. D. & C. 3d 583 (1981)

Commonwealth v. Petty

Common Pleas Court of Blair County, Pennsylvania.

March 30, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Oliver E. Mattas, Jr., District Attorney, for Commonwealth.

Benjamin H. Claar Jr., for defendant.


BRUMBAUGH, J., March 30, 1981.

Before us for disposition is defendant's motion for a psychiatric evaluation and determination of criminal responsibility. Specifically, defendant avers that "he is unable to understand the nature or object of the proceedings against him or that at the time of his offense he was unable to distinguish right from wrong," accordingly requesting an incompetency examination under section 402 of the Mental Health Procedures Act of July...

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